Once upon a time, there were two CEOs named John and Mark. John was the head of a large pharmaceutical company while Mark was the CEO of a rival drug manufacturing company. Both of them were extremely ambitious and were always looking for ways to outdo each other.
As their companies grew, John and Mark became more and more corrupt. They would bribe officials, manipulate the stock market, and do whatever it took to gain an advantage over their competitors. They would often meet in secret to discuss their plans and to make sure that they were always one step ahead of each other.
Their rivalry became so intense that it started to affect their personal lives. They would spy on each other, try to steal each other's ideas, and would even go as far as to sabotage each other's products.
One day, John came up with a plan to create a drug that would cure a rare disease. He knew that if he could get this drug on the market before Mark, it would make his company a fortune. However, he needed to get his hands on a key ingredient that was only available from a supplier in a foreign country.
John knew that he couldn't risk traveling to the country himself, so he decided to hire a group of mercenaries to steal the ingredient for him. Mark, who had been keeping a close eye on John, found out about his plan and decided to do the same thing.
The two groups of mercenaries clashed in a violent gunfight, resulting in several deaths and injuries. In the end, John's group managed to get their hands on the ingredient and he was able to create the drug that he hoped would make his company a fortune.
However, Mark was not about to give up so easily. He hired a team of hackers to steal the formula for the drug from John's company. The hackers succeeded and Mark was able to create his own version of the drug, which he sold at a lower price than John's.
The two CEOs continued to compete with each other, using increasingly unethical tactics to gain an advantage. However, their actions eventually caught up with them and both of their companies were investigated for corruption. John and Mark were both arrested and their companies were forced to pay massive fines.
In the end, their rivalry led to their downfall and they both lost everything that they had worked so hard to build. It was a reminder that sometimes, success should not come at any cost.